Russian woman attacked by wolf, axes it to death

In this video grab provided by the APTN on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012 Aishat Maksudova speaks at a hospital, at Kizlyar, Russia Caucasus provivce. The frail 56-year old woman seemed an easy target for a wolf, who attacked her outside her house in Russiaís province of Dagestan in the North Caucasus Mountains. The animal bit her by the arm and her leg and she fell to the ground, crying vainly for help without any villagers at sight. And then Aishat Maksudova reached for an ax she brought along to repair a fence. With a remarkable aplomb, she hit the wolf over the head several times until his teeth unclenched. (AP Photo/ APTN)

A lone wolf attacked Aishat Maksudova outside her sister’s home in Russia’s province of Dagestan in the North Caucasus Mountains.

The animal bit the farmer on her arm and her leg and she fell to the ground, crying out for help from other villagers. No one was in earshot. So she reached for an ax she had brought along to repair a fence, and with remarkable aplomb, she hit the wolf over the head several times until his teeth unclenched.

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The wolf later died.

Maksudova has become a hero in the Caspian Sea province that lies east of Chechnya. She was still being treated for her wounds Tuesday at a local hospital after last week’s incident. Doctors said she is recuperating well.